"Just shows he's a great mentor, a great role model, not only a coach, but just a great person in general, who's help people through a lot of tough times, and we're giving back," said catcher Kegan Lanter.

They say for now, they just want Coach Gussler to concentrate on his health, but they still hope he can soon get back to the sport he so dearly loves.

"If we can just get him in the dugout, that would be enough, just to have him around, is just a confidence booster and an energy booster. We love seeing him smile, we love seeing him coach, even if he's not coaching, we just love having him around," said Lanter.

They hope to have Coach Gussler at Thomas Worthington's first home baseball game which is just 50 days away.

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